The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-19
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.

An Assembly of Knights of Labor is about
to be organized at Webster.
Mr.. Wells o. Clayton has Mr.. E. j. b.
Moore's new house, near Bel Air, about ready
for roofing
The Congregation of Centre Presbyterian
Church are building new church. to cost, It is
said, $4,000.
Mr.. John II. Mshan is experimenting Mr.
James F. Walkers canning factory, in Bush
River Neck, this season.
Mr.. John F. Lingan, contractor, is engaged
In building an addition 10 the residence of Mr..
Henry Richardson, near Bel Air.
"A valuable OK belonging to Mr.. VIM. Nc.
Coy, who lives near Dublin, was overcome
with the heat, last week, while blowing, and
died.
MIR. Wesley Cole, of Bel Air, has our thanks
for neat and wcll.made mitre.b box for use In
our printing office. Mr.. Cole noticed that we
needed one.
MIR. VIM. e. Ford, at Preston station, has
threshed his wheat, and although the yield per
acre was small, the crop weighs from IS to 70
lbs. to the bushel
Mr.. VIM. 8. Webster, formerly of Creswell,
Hartford county, has taken up rancho near
Gunnison, Colorado, and intends to engage in
the cattle business.
MIR. A. A. Blakeney, proprietor of Frank.
llnville Cotton Mills, stepped upon rolling
stone, recently, and fell, spraining his ankle and
breaking two small bones in his right foot.
Mr.. Geo. l.. Scott, of Darlington, raised
this year cantelope weighing IL lbs. and 10
ounces. 1t measured IS inches around its
larger circumference and 26 inches the other
way.
"A jolly dance took place, last Friday even.
ing, at Wheeler Il Wilson's pavilion, Rocks OF
Deer Creek. Upwards of one hundred persons
were present, including some from Baltimore
city, Towsontown and other distant points.
Lyle's band furnished the music.
Representative Shaw has secured the an.
pointment Of postmaster at Baldwin, Baltimore
county, for Mr.. Harry s. Hyde. He also filed
an application for the establishment of post
Office at Franklinville Cotton Mills, Baltimore
county, with MIR. Charles A. Ridgeley as post.
master.
Travellers on the road from Pleasantville
to High Point will be gratified to know that
strong guard rails have been placed upon the
new iron bridge over Winters Run, at Hanway's
Mill. The bridge was left for months without
them and was, in consequence, very unsafe.
especially at night.
The Edgewood Social Club announce their
Fourth Grand Pic Mic at Edgewood Grove, on
Thursday evening, August 25th. The gentle
men composing this club take laudable pride In
the fact that good order is always observed at
their entertainments, intoxicating liquors being
vigorously excluded.
The 23d year of Oakland Boarding School.
Fallston, will begin on Tuesday, September
10Th The terms are reasonable, the situation
of the school is in healthy and desirable neigh
borhood, and the Principal, Prof. q. G.. Curtss.
Is a gentleman of varied accomplishments and
OF much experience as a teacher.
"A flying squadron of the Salvation Army
are holding services in their large canvas Sort,
at the head of Congress street, in Hayre de
Grace. The officers are Brigade Major Inman
and wife ; Adjutant Mrs. Newton; Capt. Stevens
and wife; Cadet Smith and "the converted
French cornetist." They hold meetings every
night.
The annual lawn festival for the benefit of
Grace Episcopal Chapel, Hickory, will be held
at that place on Tuesday and Wednesday, Au-
gust 3Oth and 3lst. The proceeds are to be used
to repair the church building and the ladies hav-
ing the festival in charge ask for a liberal pat
ronage from their friends and the pubic in gen.
eral.
Mr.. Wesley Jetfery found, on Thursday
morning OF last week, in MIR. Henry Kcssler's
garden, near schuck's Corner. an Irish farthing
bearing the date 1760. On one side is the in
scription "Gcorgius II. Rex" with an alleged
portrait of that monarch. The other side has
on it the Harp of Erin, surmounted by crown,
around which is the word "H!bernia," and be-
low the date, 1850.